Policy & Procedure Manual for Serving Students
with Learning Disabilities and/or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
with Learning Disabilities and/or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Determining Appropriate Educational Placement
- Each student must be appropriately evaluated by the local adult education or literacy program (LEA) in accordance with IDEA/ADA/ Section 504 before a decision is made which concludes that the adult education or literacy program is an inappropriate service.
- If a program does not comply with ADA/Section 504 in its evaluation of student learning capacity, and the student is not provided with the appropriate services and/or accommodations, the program is liable for any resulting litigation procedures that may occur as a result of inappropriate evaluation.
- If the student is evaluated or provides appropriate documentation that indicates mental retardation/deficiencies, developmental disabilities, or other limited intellectual capacity, then the program must evaluate, implement, and document one of the following procedures:
- If the student described above is referred to the program by another agency, school, or organization, that agency/school/organization must include a set of prescribed attainable, educational goals with the student referral. The program will be responsible for reviewing those goals and then will decide if they can provide services towards meeting those goals with the student. If the goals are not in accordance with program service policies, the referring agency/school/organization will be required to seek other, more appropriate referrals.
- If the student described above is not referred to the program by another agency or organization; i.e., the student comes to the program of his own accord, then the student and/or the student's parent or guardian (when applicable) is responsible for developing the attainable, educational goals. The program will be responsible for reviewing those goals and then will decide if they can provide services towards meeting those goals with the student. If the goals are not in accordance with program service policies, the student will be required to seek other, more appropriate services.
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